Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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