Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs