Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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