Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design