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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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