Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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