Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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