Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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