Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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