Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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