Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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