Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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