Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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