Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)