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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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