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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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