Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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