Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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