Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses