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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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