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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. 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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