Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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