Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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