Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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