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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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