Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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