Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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