Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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