Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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