Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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