Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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