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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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