Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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