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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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