Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free 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 online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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