Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education