Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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