Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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