Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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