Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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