Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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