Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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