Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design