Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)