Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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