Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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