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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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