Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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