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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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