Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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