Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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