Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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