Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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