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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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