Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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