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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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