Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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