Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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