Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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