Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses 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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