Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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