Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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