Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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