Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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