Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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