Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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