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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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