Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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