Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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