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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)