Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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