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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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