Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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