Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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