Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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