Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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