Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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