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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design