Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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