Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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