Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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