Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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