Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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