Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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