Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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