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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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