Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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