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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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