Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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