Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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