Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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