Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in 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. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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