Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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