Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution