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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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