Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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