Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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