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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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