Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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