Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers 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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