Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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