Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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