Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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