Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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