Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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