Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design