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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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