Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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