Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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