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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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