Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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