Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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