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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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