Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people all over 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 massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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