Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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