Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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