Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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