Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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