Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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