Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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