Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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