Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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