Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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