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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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