Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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