Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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