Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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