Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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