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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design