Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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