Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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