Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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