Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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