Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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