Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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