Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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