Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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