Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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