Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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