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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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