Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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