Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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