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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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