Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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