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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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