Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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