Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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