Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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