Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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