Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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