Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education