Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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