Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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