Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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