Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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