Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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