Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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