Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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