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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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