Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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