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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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