Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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