Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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