Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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