Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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