Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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