Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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