Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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