Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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