Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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