Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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