Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources