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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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