Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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