Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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