Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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