Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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