Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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