Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major 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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