Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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