Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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