Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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