Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources