Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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