Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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