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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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