Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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