Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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