Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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