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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design