Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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