Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important 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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