Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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