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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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