Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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