Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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