Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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