Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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