Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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