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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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