Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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