Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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