Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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