Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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