Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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