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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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