Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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