Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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