Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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