Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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