Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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