Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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