Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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