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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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