Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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