Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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