Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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