Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important 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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