Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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