Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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