Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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