Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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