Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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