Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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