Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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