Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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