Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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