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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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