Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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