Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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