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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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