Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)