Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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