Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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