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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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