Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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