Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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