Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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