Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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