Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education