Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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