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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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