Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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