Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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