Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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