Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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