Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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