Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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