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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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