Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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