Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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