Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines 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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