Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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