Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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