Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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