Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course