Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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