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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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