Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes 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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