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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand 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 intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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