Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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