Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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