Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models 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 teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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