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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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