Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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