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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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