Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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