Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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