Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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