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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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