Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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