Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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