Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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