Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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