Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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