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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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