Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design