Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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