Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key 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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