Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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