Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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