Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs