Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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