Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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