Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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