Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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