Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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