Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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