Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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