Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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