Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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