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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design