Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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