Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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