Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational