Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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