Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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