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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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