Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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