Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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