Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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