Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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