Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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