Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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