Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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