Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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