Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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