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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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