Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design