Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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