Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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