Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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