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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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