Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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