Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)