Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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