Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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