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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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