Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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