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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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 abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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