Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory