Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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