Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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