Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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