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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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