Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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