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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered 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. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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