Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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