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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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