Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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