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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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