Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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