Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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