Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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