Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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