Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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