Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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