Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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