Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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