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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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