Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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