Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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