Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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