Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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