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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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