Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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