Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design