Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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