Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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