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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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