Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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