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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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