Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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