Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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