Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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