Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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