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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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