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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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