Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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