Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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