Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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