Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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