Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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