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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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