Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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