Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)