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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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