Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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