Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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