Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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