Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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