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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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