Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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