Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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