Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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