Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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