Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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