Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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