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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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