Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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