Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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