Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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