Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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