Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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