Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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