Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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