Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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