Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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