Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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