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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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