Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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