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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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