Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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