Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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