Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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