Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition