Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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