Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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