Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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