Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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