Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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