Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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