Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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