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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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