Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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