Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take 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 MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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