Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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