Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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