Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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