Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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