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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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