Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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