Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design