Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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