Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design