Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the 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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