Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources