Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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