Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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