Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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