Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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