Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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