Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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