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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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