Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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