Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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