Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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