Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources