Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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