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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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