Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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