Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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