Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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