Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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