Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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