Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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