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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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