Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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