Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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