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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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