Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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