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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the 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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