Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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