Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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