Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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