Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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