Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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