Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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