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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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