Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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