Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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