Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major 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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