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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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