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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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