Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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