Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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