Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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