Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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