Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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