Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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