Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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