Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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