Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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