Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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