Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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