Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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