Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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