Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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