Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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