Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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