Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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