Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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