Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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