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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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