Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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