Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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