Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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