Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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