Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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