Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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