Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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