Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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