Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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