Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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