Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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