Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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