Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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