Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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