Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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