Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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