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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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