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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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