Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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