Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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