Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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