Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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