Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the 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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