Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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