Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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