Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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