Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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