Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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