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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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