Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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