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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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