Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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