Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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