Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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