Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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