Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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