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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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