Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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